Help identifying an Ithaca!

[B. Dudley]

I might add just my opinion here if it means anything, i would recommend to your customer to not restore the gun. Obviousky i am speaking based on just what i see of the gun in the photos. But it looks to have a good amount of orignal case color and barrel finish remaining. Guns are only original once and a gun with original condition will always be worth more than a refinished one. And the value will usually never be boosted by more than the cost of the restoration.
In this case, if it needs some stock finish, or checkering touched up or a screw fixed here or there, those things may help the overall presentation of the gun, but if all is in good to very good original condition, leave it be. I think that a FULL restoration of the gun will hirt this one in particular.

We habe established that the gun is a NIG hammer grade C. (Equal to a grade 3 hammerless). Determining a value may be a little difficult since there are few examples out there. I woukd say an equal grade 3 hammerless woukd be in the $2,000-3,000 range. So this one should be in the same ballpark of not more given it is a hammer gun.

[Bill Murphy]

A friend owns and shoots a B grade NIG 16 gauge with 32" barrels. I, personally, have never seen a C grade. A full refinish will definitely lower the value of the gun substantially. I worked in the shop where the B grade 16 was sold, but somehow let it slip away. I once owned an NIG with steel barrels and let that one go too.